Re: Database Copy/Backup

From: Brian Peasland <peasland_at_edcmail.cr.usgs.gov>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2001 14:08:27 GMT
Message-ID: <3A684A5B.EC8FACBD@edcmail.cr.usgs.gov>

And last, but not least......

You could set up the other database as a standby server and copy the archived redo logs to it. Then apply the changes. Voila!!! A copy of the database.

Sure, it is more work than the other solutions given, but it will still work.

HTH,
Brian

erwinrm_at_geocities.com wrote:
>
> What's the quickest way to make a copy an Oracle 8.1.6 database that's
> about 65GB? The database is running on Solaris 2.6 in a Sun Enterprise
> server. The copy is to be a development database in another Sun box.
>
> Ftp'ing the files takes about 1GB/minute, which makes downtime over an
> hour. Exp/imp runs up to 12 hours. Any other ways to go about this?
> tools?
>
> Tia,
> Erwin
>
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Received on Fri Jan 19 2001 - 08:08:27 CST